Friday, April 3, 2015

Spring of 1957

I had some white linen-like material in my stash that was begging to be turned into a Spring/Summer shirt. I thought Simplicity 2081 from 1957 would be a match for this material. This is the second time I used this pattern, it is size small, but this time I added two inches to the length.

I used my felling foot and my Singer Confidence 7470. The flat-fell seams take longer to make, but do make a nice finish. This shirt has a notched collar, so it is more casual looking.

Instead of a rolled-seam hem like I usually make, I made a standard hem. I think it works well with this shirt since the hem is straight and it has side vents.

This shirt definitely says "Easter", "Spring", and "Summer" to me. Lightweight and white.